Not-So-Greener Pastures

Immigration

I read the following article with interest:

More than half of young people have considered leaving Britain under Labour, a think tank has found.
Adults between 18-30 years old said they had “serious concerns” about housing, personal finances and their future in the UK, leaving them “overtaxed, underhoused and undervalued”.
According to The Adam Smith Institute poll, 28 per cent of young Britons are either actively planning (8 per cent) or have seriously considered (20 per cent) emigrating. A further 30 per cent have briefly considered it.

But:

The researchers found that Australia, the USA, Canada and Italy were the most popular destinations for young people considering emigrating.

Well, okay then.  Certainly, anyone looking for better prospects that they have in once-Great Britain might certainly consider the USA — although the current MAGA attitude of Americans might well stick in their craw, if they believe everything they’ve been told by the BBC et al.

But Strylia and Canuckistan?

I don’ thank so, Scooter.

There are good reasons to suspect that Down Under and the Great White Place provide, if anything, even worse prospects for the more youthful than their home country.  (Just wait till they try to find affordable accommodation in Sydney / Melbourne or Toronto / Vancouver.  Might as well go to Chelsea / Knightsbridge.)

As for the socio-political world… oy.  Both Strylia and Canuckistan almost define the term “woke” in terms of their attitude, and their respective national governments are on a par with Britishland’s when it comes to dismal economic prospects.

And finally:  I’m not sure that Murka really wants a bunch of young Brits transplanted Over Here, given that said demographic group is in thrall to working from home (WFH), wokeness and similar nonsense.  Now, if we were talking about their parents (e.g Mr. Free Market and his ilk) — now that’s a more acceptable prospect;  but those worthies have already made plans to move to Switzerland, Monaco and other exotic, low-tax or tax-free locales.

Try Italy, kids.  Just deal with the fact that you’ll have to learn to speak Italian because surprise, surprise:  not everyone wants to speak English, or is prepared to put up with people who refuse to speak anything but.  Also, I have a suspicion that your Italian peer group probably feels about their prospects in Italy in exactly the same way that you do yours in the UK.

Good luck with that.

4 comments

  1. “ Adults between 18-30 years old”

    Yup. The group that liberals say vote for the dems and vote for the socialists. We’ll give people everything they need. The commies leave out the other part of that statement – AT THE EXPENSE OF THE WORKING PEOPLE.

    If you are able to work, get ready to be taxed to the max. Then maybe you can enjoy living below your means after busting your ass all week at work while you watch free loaders and illegals enjoy the fruits of your labor.

    Young people (50 and under) are being fucked hard by the socialists / commies / democrats all over the world.

    Working people need to, as Dennis Leary used to say “wake up and smell the maple nut fucking crunch”.

    1. We in the States should view the Limeys as a cautionary tale. We are following the same path.

  2. The big downside to the USA for Britons is healthcare: there’s no NHS and insurance is steep and arcane. That doesn’t apply to Canada and Australia. Sure property prices are elevated in some areas (like Vancouver) but unlike the UK they’re big countries. And neither are as woke as the UK.

    My two top countries for emigration if I were young again would be New Zealand and Canada. Third would be Chile.

  3. Hah, they think its bad now, wait till they have to start paying the dhimmi.

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